GPS-based toll collection system and method
US9460429B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B15/063
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An automatic toll collection system includes a mobile app that receives a plurality of toll gantry information from a database, reads GPS location data received from the mobile device hosting the app, and creates a plurality of trip segments using the GPS location data and time stamp. The system then determines whether the mobile device is travelling on a road where toll ought to be collected by comparing the trip segments with the toll gantry information. If the vehicle is passing through a gantry or toll road, the system will then calculate toll charges based on the trip segments and gantry information, generate a toll charge transaction, and notify the mobile user of the toll charge.
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